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Dehradun · India

Car hire and driving in Dehradun

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In India traffic drives on the left. Picking up at DED means 20 km (12 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.

Drives from Dehradun

Car rental from Dehradun: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Dehradun to HaridwarIndia44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Dehradun to RoorkeeIndia53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Dehradun to SahāranpurIndia61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Dehradun to JagādhriIndia72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Dehradun to Yamuna NagarIndia75 km (47 mi)about 1 h 9 min
Dehradun to MuzaffarnagarIndia100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 32 min
Dehradun to Ambala SadarIndia112 km (70 mi)about 1 h 43 min
Dehradun to AmbālaIndia119 km (74 mi)about 1 h 49 min
Dehradun to ShimlaIndia120 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Dehradun to PanchkulaIndia121 km (75 mi)about 1 h 50 min
Dehradun to ThānesarIndia122 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Dehradun to KarnālIndia123 km (76 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Dehradun to MumbaiIndia1,354 km (842 mi)about 20 h 39 min
Dehradun to DelhiIndia202 km (125 mi)about 3 h 4 min
Dehradun to DhakaBangladesh1,428 km (887 mi)about 21 h 47 min
Dehradun to HyderabadIndia1,440 km (894 mi)about 21 h 57 min
Dehradun to AhmedabadIndia975 km (606 mi)about 14 h 52 min
Dehradun to KolkataIndia1,341 km (833 mi)about 20 h 27 min
Dehradun to SuratIndia1,141 km (709 mi)about 17 h 24 min
Dehradun to ChattogramBangladesh1,635 km (1,016 mi)about 24 h 56 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Dehradun?

The left, as everywhere in India.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.